Hello Joshua,
>Note that getting a tape drive to work with Amanda really means getting
your OS to
> talk to the tape drive.
I suppose that Linux RedHat 7.1 talks to both AIT1 and DDS{3|4} tape drives.
It is right ?
Thanks
Jose
----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Baker-LePain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Jose Pereira Van-Dunem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Amanda Tapedrives
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 at 11:35am, Jose Pereira Van-Dunem wrote
>
> > Thanks for your reply,
> >
> > I anticipate backing up 20 Gb per run.
> > Speed: 3Gb per hour !
> > Budget: Less than USD 1000.00
>
> An AIT1 drive would *just* fit in that budget. Of course, you'll also
> need money for tapes, which ain't cheap (~$60 each), but you get 35GB
> native capacity.
>
> You could also look at DDS{3|4}, which is a bit cheaper. Note that
> getting a tape drive to work with Amanda really means getting your OS to
> talk to the tape drive.
>
> Good luck.
>
> --
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University
